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Notable burials · SD

Notable people buried in South Dakota

Wikidata records 151 notable people as buried in South Dakota, spread over 63 of the cemeteries we list, the 45th highest count of any state. Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis holds the most, with 12 (8% of the state total).

151
notable burials
63
cemeteries with one or more
12
at Black Hills National Cemetery
By theme

Who is buried in South Dakota

Government
Governors15United States representatives13United States senators10
Military
American Civil War veterans4Korean War veterans1Medal of Honor recipients4Spanish-American War veterans1World War I veterans3World War II veterans8
Arts and entertainment
Actors6Painters, sculptors and photographers2Journalists3Musicians and singers2Writers and poets5
Sports
American football players4
Science and work
Aviators and astronauts1Business leaders7Inventors and engineers1Nobel Prize laureates1Physicians1Scientists4

From occupations, offices, awards and military service recorded on Wikidata. One person can appear in several lists.

People

Best-documented burials in South Dakota

Showing 150 of 151. Each cemetery page lists everyone recorded there.

Ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article about the person.

Cemeteries

Where they are buried

All cemeteries in South Dakota

Method

About this list

Names, years and descriptions come from Wikidata, where each person’s entry gives the cemetery as their place of burial. It covers people with an encyclopedia entry, not every grave. How we build it.

Other states

Notable burials in other states